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How to Create Stunning Cinematic Lighting

2.3M views · Jan 30, 2018 · Film & Animation

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@pacq-cc · 8 years ago
In photography school they explained this to me in a couple of courses taking over a few months. Parker explainded this in 10 minutes. Better.
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@wranglerstar · 7 years ago
I've watched hundreds of light tutorial videos on YouTube, this is the best of them all, thanks Parker,
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@zachlyman1056 · 8 years ago
Just learned more about lighting in 10 minutes then I did in 4 years of college..
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@jersonona7961 · 7 years ago
Finally. A youtuber with no annoying loud intro music.
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@konradnoises · 8 years ago
This is BY FAR the best lighting tutorial I’ve ever seen in youtube. Super well explained and condensed. Congrats!
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@Κίκο-ξ3ε · 7 years ago (edited)
Notes LIGHTING (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=500">8:20</a>). Lighting makes shadows. Shadows give you that 3D effect (some depth), instead of looking 2D and flat. Key Light  = The main light that you'll use. It's normally placed slightly above your subject and about 45 degrees from the camera, off to one side. Be aware of the placement of your key light, cause if you don't you'll end up looking like a racoon or a creepy pasta character. Catch light  (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=172">2:52</a>) = The reflection of light seen in the subject's eyes. It makes the subject come to life. *5 Types of lighting depending on the placement of the KEY LIGHT * 1. Flat lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=207">3:27</a>). You put the light straight to the face of your subject. It gives a 2D effect. No depth, not cinematic or dramatic. Usually used in commercials and beauty shots. 2. Paramount or butterfly lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=240">4:00</a>). You put the light straight to the face, but from a slightlly upper angle. It gives a butterfly shadow under the nose, a drop shadow at the chin, and it gives depth to the face. Usually for face portraits of women (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=257">4:17</a>) 3. Loop lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=298">4:58</a>). You put the light like you would on the 2nd type of lighting, but you go to one side (left or right),  don't stay in the middle. It's used for rounder faces. 4. Rembrandt lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=318">5:18</a>). You put the light the way you would in the 3rd type, but even further on the side. It makes a triangle of light. It's a very famous way of lighting, it gives off that cinematic look, it makes the images pop and look three dimensional.  There are two sub-categories of this one: -Broad light (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=348">5:48</a>), where you position the camera on the brighter side of your subject -Short light or dark side lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=352">5:52</a>), where you position the camera on the darker side of your subject. It's more dramatic. 5. Split lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=367">6:07</a>), the camera is slightly above the head and all the way to one side. It splits the subject to half bright and half dark. It's super dramatic, and it can make people look more masculine. But except for the key light, we also have a second one, that is called: Back light =  light comes from the back Rim light = light is  more to the side Hair light = light is slightly above the subject You use this in order to mimic that golden hour look, the halo effect (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=408">6:48</a>) And we also have a third light, which is called: Fill light (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=448">7:28</a>) = fills in light, usually placed on the opossite side of our key light Fill light can make the shadows look less dramatic, but it depends on what you're going for, as seen here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=459">7:39</a>. It can either be: -high key lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=469">7:49</a>), gives off less dramatic and light hearted look, it is usually used in comedies, realities, beauty shots etc -low key light (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=479">7:59</a>), more contrast. It's considered more cinematic and dramatic. Characteristics of light: Checkerboard lighting (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=537">8:57</a>)= Your background is dark where the face is bright and the backround is bright when the face is dark. The color= You can use a gel (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hpcn6tIM&t=545">9:05</a>) and have a colorful background, to create contrast.
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@nimatonthebeat · 8 years ago
I have a film degree, studied lighting for 6 years and I must say this is the BEST video I have seen on lighting. Great job man!
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@anishacini762 · 5 years ago
The example of flat lighting looks like a straight james charles
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@daffertube · 8 years ago
When I went to college and took a lighting class we spent 2 hours covering the history of the first lights in cinema and another 2 hours talking about the basics of modern light hardware. I dropped the course immediately because I was bored to death and knew I could learn faster on the internet. I'm happy to see how far youtube has brought us. The days of lazy college professors and days of expensive, drawn-out classes are coming to an end and you're one of the pioneers who's shifting the paradigm. Thank you :)
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@huka986 · 3 years ago
I paid 300$ for this informations! You made it even easier! Thx
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@JustWowMe · 8 years ago
A lot of lightning videos out there on youtube, but this one is phenomenally the best of all of them. thank you so much . i need to watch this again
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@BellyFITbyLeilah · 8 years ago
Thank you so much this was amazing info. I just learned more in 10 mins then film school. haha
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